[ Happily hugged! ] I thought you'd like that. If this gives you one less worry, then I'm glad of that too. [ He has enough of those, more than enough. She'll still need to watch herself carefully while she's here -- Venti's offer can't spare her from emotional damage after all -- but it's. It's hope. She never thought she'd have that. ]

[ Of course it means that if Venti graduates tomorrow, she's leaving too. But she's pointedly not thinking about that. ]

For the life of me, I have no idea how to repay a gift like that.